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Please check the two icons in the red box in the image below. Can anyone tell me what they are for and how to make them go away?

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what version of IE are you using? – Robert H Oct 11 '12 at 18:59
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I am using IE 8. – David Oct 11 '12 at 19:05

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The first icon is your popup blocker. The second icon (the gear ) is your toolbars and extensions icon.

If you want them to go away, turn off your popup blocker and disable your extensions.

For what its worth, a stock install of IE8 on windows XP does not show those icons.

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